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DETERMINATION OF GROUND WATER FLOW DIRECTION IN THE
SOUTHERN PART OF UKWUANI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE, NIGERIA.
Oseji, J. O.
Department of Physics, Delta
State University, Abraka. Nigeria
eseji2002@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
A
study was carried out in southern part of Ukwunai Local Government of
Delta State using the Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine the
latitudes, longitudes and elevations of points evenly distributed within
the study area. The depths to the water level in the hand-dug wells were
measured directly with the aid of a meter tape. The static water levels
at different locations were obtained by subtracting the elevation with
respect to the mean sea level from the depts. To the water level in the
hand-dug wells and used to generate the contour map of the study area.
According to Buddermeier and Schloss (2000), groundwater flows from the
highest values of contour lines to the lowest values in a direction
perpendicular to the contour lines.
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